Al-Hashimi, O, Hashim, K, Loffill, E, Nakouti, I, Faisal, AAH and Cebasek, T (2022) Kinetic and Equilibrium Isotherm Studies for The Removal of Tetracycline from Aqueous Solution Using Engineered Sand Modified with Calcium Ferric Oxides. Environments, 10 (1). ISSN 2076-3298

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Abstract

The novel aspect of this research is the fabrication, characterisation, and application of an engineered adsorbent made from quartz sand coated with calcium ferric oxides (QS/CFO) derived from the wastepaper sludge ash (WPSA) for the removal of tetracycline (TC) from synthetic water. Initially, the new adsorbent was fabricated using a Ca/Fe molar ratio, sand/FeCl3 ratio, pH (of synthesising environment), ethylene glycol dose, and temperature of 1:0.75, 1:1, 12, 6 mL/100 mL, and 95℃, respectively. Then, the new adsorbent was applied to treat water having 50 mg/L of TC in
batch experiments, taking into account the effects of the contact time (0–180 min), pH of water (2–12), the dose of adsorbent (0.05–0.5 g), and agitation speed (0–250 rpm). The results obtained proved the engineered adsorbent can remove as much as 90% of the TC (adsorption capacity of 21.96 mg/g) within 180 min at an initial pH, adsorbent dosage, and agitation speed of 7, 0.3g per 50 mL, and 200 rpm, respectively. It was also found that the pseudo-second-order model describes the kinetic measurements better than the pseudo-first-order model, which indicates that the TC molecules have been bonded with the prepared sorbent through chemical forces. Furthermore, the intra-particle diffusion model results demonstrated that the diffusion mechanism plays a significant role in TC adsorption; however, it was not the predominant one. Finally, the outcomes of the characterisation
analysis proved that the newly formed layer on the quartz sand substantially contributed to the removal of the TC from the contaminated water.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tetracycline; kinetics of adsorption; batch tests; calcium ferric oxid; coated sand; wastepaper sludge ash
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Civil Engineering & Built Environment
Publisher:	MDPI AG
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2023 11:11
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2023 11:11
DOI or ID number:	10.3390/environments10010007
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18514

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